Serious questions are being raised about the role of Victoria Police and their relationship with the media after two employees at the North Richmond Community Health Centre (NRCH) were charged with drug offences. It appears that the media were given… Continue Reading
In coverage of Richmond’s Medically Supervised Injection Room (MSIR), the Herald Sun continually perpetuates stigma and disregard for research evidence. Richmond residents requested the MSIR in the first place, but the Herald Sun claims that residents don’t want the MSIR. Continue Reading
A recent article on vaping for The Feed SBS broke almost all the rules for good medical reporting including not seeking independent comments from experts with opposing views, focusing on the potential risks and ignoring the benefits of the intervention and referencing animal studies as if they are valid for humans. Colin Mendelsohn from ATHRA suggests it is not surprising that Australians are confused about the risks from vaping when unbridled misinformation is published unchecked. Continue Reading
In June 2019, most Australian news outlets reported on a man who presented to a NSW healthcare service after experiencing problems from injecting a drug called desomorphine – better known as Krokodil. Given this was the first time the drug… Continue Reading
“No compassion, no second chances for the drug dealer” insisted Glenn Weir in a recent Herald Sun story, just one of many dehumanising statements leveled at people involved with drugs by the Assistant Commissioner throughout the article. Too often the… Continue Reading